Flux (song)

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“Flux”
“Flux” cover
Single by Bloc Party
B-side "Emma Kate's Accident", "The Once and Future King", "Where Is Home?"
Released 12 November 2007 (2007-11-12)
Format Digital download, CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded 2007 at The Garage
Genre Post-punk revival
Alternative Dance
Length 3:39
Label Witchita - WEBB135
Writer(s) Bloc Party
Producer Jacknife Lee
Bloc Party singles chronology
"Hunting For Witches"
(2007)		 "Flux"
(2007)

"Flux" is a song by Bloc Party which was released as a single on 12 November 2007. It was produced by Jacknife Lee, along with several other new songs,[1] during the band's week in the studio after their performances at the Carling Weekend: Reading and Leeds Festivals. The song uses mostly electronic instruments and features vocalist Kele Okereke's voice manipulated through auto-tune. It was first performed live on 26 September 2007 at Covington's Madison Theater.[2][3] CD2 of the set is only released as a free CD through the 14 November 2007 issue of NME. The song peaked at number 8 in the UK chart.

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[edit] Music video

A music video for the song was directed by director Ace Norton, who has previously directed videos for The Willows, Norah Jones and Death Cab for Cutie.[4][5] The video was published on NME on 17 October 2007. Like the Beastie Boys music video "Intergalactic", which it resembles stylistically, it pays homage to Japanese kaiju movies. It shows two giant silver robots falling in love while other monsters and robots destroy the city they are in. The band themselves does not appear in the video.

The video was filmed over two days in Boston with American performance troupe Kaiju Big Battel. Some of the Kaiju (Japanese for 'strange beast') characters in the video are the Call-Me-Kevin, Grudyin, Unibouzo, Vegetius, Giii the Space Pirate and Steam-Powered Tentacle Boulder (the newest Kaiju Hero).

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 8
De Afrekening (Flanders) 1

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Digital download Flag of the United Kingdom

  1. "Flux"
  2. "On" (Principle Participant Legs Mix)

[edit] 7" (clear vinyl): WEBB135S Flag of the United Kingdom

  1. "Flux"
  2. "The Once and Future King"

[edit] CD1: Wichita / WEBB135SCD Flag of the United Kingdom

  1. "Flux"
  2. "Flux" (Live from the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden 03/Oct/2007)
  3. "Emma Kate's Accident"

[edit] CD: Wichita / NMECD07-05 Flag of the United Kingdom

  1. "Flux" (JFK Remix) - 4:36
  2. "Flux" (Punx Soundcheck "Tenebrae" Remix) - 5:02
  3. "Flux" (Metal On Metal Remake) - 5:03
  4. "Flux" (GoodBooks Magnetism Remix) - 5:06

[edit] 12" (clear vinyl): WEBB135T Flag of the United Kingdom

  1. "Flux" (Extended Version) - 6:32
  2. "Flux" (Extended Instrumental) - 6:27
  3. "Where Is Home?" (Burial Remix) - 5:28

[edit] Digital download Flag of France

  1. "Flux" (French Version)

[edit] Digital download Flag of Germany

  1. "Flux" (German Version)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bloc Party start work on new material! (2007-08-26). Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
  2. ^ New exclusive Bloc Party song- Live in Covington, KY (2007-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
  3. ^ Bloc Party in 'Flux'? (2007-09-26). Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
  4. ^ BOOKED: Bloc Party - Ace Norton, director. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
  5. ^ Latest. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
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